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MI HB5698
Bill
Status
5/25/2016
Primary Sponsor
Marcia Hovey-Wright
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AI Summary
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Amends the definition of "elective abortion" in the Abortion Insurance Opt-Out Act to clarify that physician-performed terminations to protect a woman's health or avert her death are excluded from the definition.
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Expands the exception for medically necessary abortions by explicitly stating physicians may terminate pregnancies when the woman's physical condition necessitates termination to "protect the woman's health" or "avert her death."
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Modifies the definition of "health care corporation" to reference the nonprofit health care corporation definition in the 1980 PA 350 reform act rather than narrowly defining it as "nonprofit."
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Updates the definition of "qualified health plan" to reference 42 USC 18021 instead of the specific section of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Legislative Description
Insurance; health benefits; Abortion Insurance Opt-Out Act; provide exception to protect the woman's health. Amends sec. 11 of 2013 PA 182 (MCL 550.551).
Health: abortion
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 05/25/2016
5/26/2016